Google Home now supports smart button triggers for routines, filling a significant automation gap that Alexa and HomeKit have long offered users. PCWorld reports the update includes additional triggers like humidity levels, robot vacuum status, and contact sensor alerts for enhanced home monitoring.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off in Las Vegas next week, with technology companies from around the globe descending on "Sin City" to showcase their latest gadgets and offer a glimpse into our digital future. From the camcorder and the CD player to the Xbox and the plasma TV, some of the best-known technologies of all time have debuted at CES, and some of the most famous industry figures have given keynotes, including Bill Gates, Michael Dell and Elon Musk. This year marks the show's 50th annivarsary. The first CES kicked off in 1967, with 250 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees gathered in New York City. Since then, CES has grown by more than 10-fold, and now encompasses both traditional and non-traditional tech industries.

As your Tesla Model S rounds the corner of your tree-lined street, dodging snow drifts and bundled children, you see your house at the end of the block. The steering wheel swings left, guiding the car into the driveway as you click a button on your visor, opening the garage. The lamp by the walkway illuminates the path to your door, where, wiping your feet on the matt, the deadbolt opens with a click. Crossing the threshold, you press a button on the wall. The lights come on, as does the TV, tuned to the game you were listening to in the car so you can see how it ends. Clicking the remote again starts the popcorn machine.